(Ps: Thank you for the generous reward of 5888 starting coins from Hehehe001! I wish you a prosperous new year! Everything goes well!) Street Envoy. At this time, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, and the weather was gray and gloomy. The lighting in the study room where Chen Jide was located was not very good. In such weather, the inside of the room seemed a little dark. Chen Jide sat silently on the main seat in the middle against the wall, looking at Liu Xu who was standing with his head slightly bent, with a careful look on his face, as if he was meeting him for the first time. After a moment of silence, Chen Jide slowly spoke: "You just said that Marshal Wu from Pingkangfang is also dead, and you also want to take his place?" Liu Xu nodded calmly: "Yes. , General. Qian Eryong died of a sudden illness, but his brother took the matter out on his subordinates for no reason and paid to kill them. For this reason, he gathered five desperadoes from the north and had money. Er Yong's two sworn brothers ambushed his subordinate in Qinglongfang, seriously injured one of his subordinates on the spot, and almost killed him. Fortunately, the subordinates were protected by loyal servants who fought to the death, and they survived and resisted. After killing all seven murderers on the spot, his subordinates went to search for Qian Eryong's brother Qian Yong, but he and several servants resisted. The subordinates were forced to kill them. Kill. This time, my subordinates found a total of 1,500 taels of dirty silver from Qian Eryong's house. He, a small man like Wu Houshuai, had so much money in his house. It was obviously obtained by corruption during his lifetime. , Now this hidden silver has been moved here by the subordinates, and it is planned to be handed over to the general to be confiscated in the warehouse. " Liu Xu said it very simply, just giving a general outline of the matter, without explaining the details in detail. But Chen Jide's heart couldn't help but beat when he heard the murders. The reason for this was not because Liu Xu led people to kill people, but because Liu Xu's understatement when talking about the incident made Chen Jide finally confirm that Liu Xu was a real killer. Previously, Liu Xu suddenly slaughtered Wang Kuidao's gang. Although he was also shocked, after learning more about it, he thought it was all Wang Meng's fault and the leader was Wang Meng. But this time Liu Xu was ambushed first. , and then killed seven of the opponent's people, but he was unharmed, and then led others to kill several people, including Qian Eryong's brother, among whom Wang Meng had almost no participation. This murderousness is really a bit frightening. He is timid and does not match a weak-looking pretty guy like Liu Xu. Chen Jide really paid attention to or was afraid of Liu Xu this time. He has been diligent in official affairs these days and has a few eyes and ears. Therefore, he also knows a lot more about Liu Xu, who has been making a big splash in the Wuhou system recently. Invention Chen Jide was aware of the opening of the candied haws shop, the expansion of the workshop staff, and even the recruitment of many people from all walks of life at the dock to establish the Tiandihui. In Chen Jide's eyes now, Liu Xu is no longer the insignificant person he used to be who he could wave his hands around and get rid of whenever he wanted. Chen Jide could completely imagine that if he dismissed him today, he might secretly plot to kill him tomorrow. Now he finally realized the true temperament of the young man from years ago. He was undoubtedly a ruthless man. He knew very well that both the Qian brothers, including Qian Eryong, would definitely die in his hands. This even leads to the thought that the previous Ma Hong might have died at the hands of the young man in front of him. Thinking of this, Chen Jide, a street envoy general with a literary background, couldn't help but feel a chill on his back. Killing two Wu Houshuai in succession, it was obvious that they took a fancy to the position under the buttocks of these two Wu Houshuai. Then if he takes a fancy to his position as a street envoy in the future, will he also kill him? Thinking of this possibility, Chen Jide could not help but feel a slight murderous intention in his heart. Now call someone in to capture him and execute him immediately. This will obviously prevent future troubles forever. But obviously doing this will not benefit Chen Jide at all now. On the contrary, Liu Xu's gang members may avenge Liu Xu, making him sleepless in the future. What¡¯s more important is that compared to Liu Xu, a poisonous snake in his eyes, the other two deputy envoys are serious problems that he urgently needs to solve. After all, venomous snakes only bite others now, but the two deputy envoys below are like wolves, tigers and leopards beside them, they will pounce on him at any time, bite him and kill him. He, the real right street envoy, is still being ignored by his two right hand deputy envoys. He has even received rumors that Xu Yi, the most restless among them, is now moving around secretly, looking for ways, trying to Squeeze him away. This has touched Chen Jide's bottom line and sensitive nerves, and he absolutely cannot allow it. In the past few days, he even had the urge to directly find an excuse to dismiss Xu Yi, but he has never had the courage and courage to go all out. The reason is that he is afraid of Xu Yi's revenge and subsequent rebound. After all, almost half of Wuhou Shuai below are now They are all from Xu Yi. If Xu Yi unites these Wuhou to create his?, the situation is a bit difficult to deal with, and he can't continue to sit in this position. ¡°In the final analysis, the main point is that Chen Jide¡¯s current confidence is not very strong. The father in his family is only a fifth-rank official in the imperial court, not an official in the real power department. What's more, after the new emperor ascended the throne, the eunuchs in the imperial court became the dominant officials. The rights of these serious officials in the outer dynasty have been greatly weakened, especially those who Civil servants had almost become decorations and were not as popular as military attach¨¦s. This was one of the main reasons why Chen Jide suddenly became diligent in official affairs and planned to take back power. Previously, the main reason why Chen Jide became the right street envoy was that the civil servants in the court did not bother to be here. In addition, when he was young, he had a friendship with General Song Shijie, the general of the Zhonglang, for several years, which gave him a large sum of money. After receiving the generous gift, he just got an advantage. But at that time, if he hadn't been forced by his father at home, he wouldn't have bothered to take up this military position of dealing with a group of reckless people in the market. "In addition, even though he currently has the title of street envoy in the Wuhou system, his own strength is far inferior to that of the other two deputy envoys. If he was stronger than the two deputy envoys below, he would have taken them down long ago. "However, it is obvious that Chen Jide ignored his own character weaknesses, that is, he is not ruthless enough, decisive enough, and has high vision but low hand. This is a common problem among literati in this era. Compared to keeping his current position, although the one thousand five hundred taels Liu Xu mentioned just now surprised and excited him, it was obviously not the most important thing. What he has to consider now is how to get rid of Xu Yi, his henchman, and Liu Xu looks like a good chess piece in front of him. Liu Xu was also very patient. Although he was a little puzzled that after he specifically mentioned one thousand five hundred taels of silver, Chen Jide was still calm and did not express his position immediately, but he did not show it at all on the surface. Now he wants money and a lot of money, and he wants to have a lot of people. He is getting more and more mature and has enough confidence. He is no longer as careful as he was when he faced Chen Jide before. He believed that Chen Jide would definitely accept the money. As long as accepting the money would be equivalent to accepting his bribe, then the post of Wuhou Shuai of Pingkangfang would basically belong to him. Chen Jide pondered for more than two minutes, then coughed dryly and said with a slightly solemn expression: "Liu Xu, you have made it very difficult for me about this matter." After a pause, Liu Xu looked at him with a confused look on his face. He, then he spoke again: "Maybe you don't know yet, right? This Qian Eryong was promoted by Deputy Ambassador Xu Yi. Deputy Ambassador Xu has always valued him. If you do this today, I think Deputy Xu I must have a grudge against you." When Liu Xu heard this, he was speechless. The intention of sowing discord was too obvious. But Liu Xu's next goal was to get the position of deputy envoy Xu Yi, so he didn't mind cooperating with him. There was a trace of panic on his face, and he quickly begged: "General, please make the decision for your subordinates. Today's matter is completely It was because Qian Eryong's brother Qian Yong hired a murderer to assassinate his subordinate, and the subordinate killed him in self-defense. I can't blame him for this. He also asked the general to explain something to General Xu. " Chen Jide suddenly. With a sullen face, he snorted coldly and said: "This general is the real right street envoy, and Xu Yicai is just a deputy envoy and a subordinate of this general. Do you think it is necessary for me to explain this matter to him, or even plead for mercy?" " (To celebrate the book friends: Hehehe 001 became the first helmsman of this book, there will be another chapter tonight.)